News round up
MANAGING WASTE PLASTICS FROM FARMS
19th October 2004
Steve Lee, Chief Executive Officer of the Charted Institute of Waste
Management said: "Its an important waste stream, with over 120,000 tonnes of
high value plastics which we would rather see recycled and recovered rather than
disposed of in landfill sites.
NEW 'BUY GREEN'
TARGETS FOR GOVT PROCUREMENT & MANAGERS
6th October 2004
New, stricter green purchasing and estate management targets for government
departments were set down today by Environment Minister Elliot Morley.
UK
LAUNCHES £10M RECYCLING EFFORT
27th September 2004
The UK government has launched a £10m multi-media advertising campaign to
encourage the public to recycle household waste. Supported by Olympic rower
Matthew Pinsent, it features television adverts which claim "the possibilities
for recycling are endless".
RECYCLING OF PLASTIC PACKAGING WASTE
15th September
2004
Environment Minister, Elliot Morley today signalled his disappointment as a
Government investigation has revealed that some reprocessors and exporters of
plastic packaging waste have been failing to meet Government requirements on
recycling.